Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-09-01
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of 20 men into the woods at Front Brook
Tuesday. He expects to begin cutting the
middie OF September.
II seems Gen. Totman, says the Bangor
Commercial, has rival to the distinction of
being the smallest man in Maine. An ex-
change says Mr.. John Robbins Of Belfast,
stands 40 inches in height. the exact height
of the General, and weighs but 80 pounds.
But then, Robbins is but % years old, two
years younger than Richmond's hero, and
may grow 10 the next two wears.
The Kstahdin Ice Co. at Bangor, will soon
begin some extensive improvements and re-
pairs on its ice houses. All the houses will
be put under one roof and additions will be
added increasing the capacity from 1000 TO
10 900 tons.
Mr.. I. P. Emerson of Lafayette. Indiana,
who has been visiting friends in Maine, died
Monday forenoon at the residence OF his
brother in law, Gen j. Fl. Butler of Hamp-
den, after a brief illness. The deceased was
formerly of Hampden and went west some so
years ago, Was successful in business and was
connected with large business interests in
Indiana.
PIsCATAoUIs.
The grocery store of j. W. Loud, in Union
Square, Dover. was broken into Sunday
night the 2Sth inst, and about $3.50 in
money taken. The money was in a canvas
bag in The money drawer. 1t was evidently
the work of some one acquainted with the
pre- mises. The thief broke a square of glass
and unfastened the sash Of one of the back
windows, and after prying off the money
drawer, made his escape and closed the
windows after him. There is no clue to the
thief at present.-A valuable horse, belong
Rat b1ln k.rxh
while playing in the yard Sunday evening,
and will have TO be killed.
SAGADAHoC.
The physicians of Richmond have decided
to publish for their own use and protection a
black list of the dead beats" in the town, who
make practice of getting the services of the
physicians with 10 intention of paying.
WALDO
Mr. j. F. Wiley, of Lincolnville, is the
owner of a rare freak of nature, a lamb which
has seven legs. 1t is about FIVE months old.
Its two hind legs and lett fore leg are in &C.
cordance with nature. Its right fore leg from
the shoulder to the foot joint is double boned,
and terminates in two distinct feet. From
the knee of this leg three other small legs
project two OF which have regularly formed
feet, the third has no foot upon it. Although
this lamb has thus seven legs and feet, it
goes upon the three natural ones, the others
being incapable of use.
Capt Charles Baker, says the Belfast Free
Press, has sold his four-year old colt Romeo,
by Gen. Withers, to Mr.. VIM. S. Crosby, of
Boston, for 5000. This makes Sll00 Mr.. Baker
has taken within two years for two horses,
and makes $4,000 which has been taken tor
three Waldo county horses within month.
WASHINGTON.
Cross Island has lately changed proprietors,
according to report at price of SIS. 900. Mr..
John H. Crandon, Capt Chss. Deering and
one or two others sold the Island to Boston
capitalists. Cross Island is one of the his.
toric spots on the Maine shore and one of the
earliest visited by European adventurers, as
early as 1908 and probably 1905.
Schoodic Pond is just booming; 81 cottag es
and camps, 200 to 800 people, fifteen to twenty
row and sail boats aud steamer on the pond ;
more than hundred lots sold and the own
ers preparing to build cottages single and
double, and creating one of the most attrac.
tive spots on the Maine coast.
YORK.
The Biddeford Times of Tuesday reports
A surprise reception was given to Rev. and
Mrs. B. p. Snow, formerly of this city, by
their friends and Practitioners of the North
Congregational church, Cape Elizabeth. on
the twenty fifth anniversary of their marriage,
Aug Goth Delightful music. a fine col
lation and pleasant social intercourse made
the occasion highly enjoyable. A number of
elegant gifts were presented by the guests
As Rev. B. Titus, pastor of the Main
street Baptist church, Saco, was returning
yesterday from Msrtha's Vineyard, where he
had been spending a vacstion, he had an ex-
perience with a baggage thief. AT Exeter,
n. H., Mr. Titus lett his sachel in his seat
and went out of the car for minute. Upon
returning, he was asked by lady sitting
near if he had not had satchel He replied
in the affirmative, and she inform ID him a
man had just carried it off Mr.. Titas hur-
ried out of the car, entered the depot office
and asked if there was policeman near. He
was told, after informing the men in charge
of his loss, that thsv probably had what he
was after, aud displayed the missing baggage.
1t seems that the thief had stolen four satch-
els. Officers who were on the lookout for
the thief, captured him just as he was leaving
the train with Mr. Titus property.
"A complete change is being made in the
boiler rooms of the Pepperel and Lsconia
mills Six new, eight ton boilers have Just
been put in at the Pepperell, and a contract
has been made with Cambridgepori parties to
supply five boilers Of similar size for the
Laconia. A new, five hundred horse power
engine for the Laconis is expected to arrive
this week. The Dew boilers were conveyed
from the freight cars to the mill yards upon
one of Andrews stone carts, the strongest
vehicle of the kind in the city. The second
boiler for the Laconia was unlosded from the
cars this Tuesday Blocks were placed I'M
derneath the two axles, and both wheels on
one side were taken off, Then a crew of
men rolled the boiler on the cart and the
wheels were replaced. 1t required just two
hours to load the boiler at the freight yard,
haul it to the lower mill yard and unload it.